Elvis and Me

Taylor Swift has become only the second woman in U.S. chart history to land 10 weeks at the top of the album countdown with two releases. The pop star's 1989 has returned to the top spot for a 10th non-consecutive week, giving Swift a second 10-week stint at the top of the Billboard 200 - she spent 11 weeks at number one with Fearless in 2008 and 2009.
Only Whitney Houston has managed the same feat - she actually scored double-figure weeks at the top with three albums - her self-titled debut (14 weeks in 1986), her second album, Whitney (11 weeks in 1987) and The Bodyguard soundtrack (20 weeks in 1992 and 1993).
Only five other acts have claimed more than one album with 10 weeks at number one, according to Billboard.com - The Beatles (four), The Kingston Trio (three), Henry Mancini (two), The Monkees (two) and Elvis Presley (three).
Swift's return to the top keeps her pal Ed Sheeran's X from landing at number one, while Meghan Trainor's Title, which toppled 1989 last month (Jan15), stays put at three. Last week's number one, Fall Out Boy's American Beauty/American Psycho, falls to six.
Sam Smith's In the Lonely Hour returns to the top five at four, while Ne-Yo's Non-Fiction debuts at five.
Meanwhile, on the U.S. singles chart, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson have scored a fifth week at number one with Uptown Funk!
The hit keeps Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud at number two and Hozier's Take Me to Church at three, while Sir Paul McCartney lands his biggest hit in almost 30 years as his FourFiveSeconds collaboration with Kanye West and Rihanna rockets into the top 20 at number 15.

Grease is the best. It's a classic in the world of movie musicals. Everyone has seen it, or at least a scene or two, at some point in their life. But there's a lot more to this 1978 film based on a musical set in the 1950's than you thought. We all know that Jeff Conaway (RIP) played Danny Zuko on Broadway and John Tavolta was Doody, but did you know Elvis was offered a role?
1. Elvis was initially offered a role in the film.
elvis-and-his-pelvis.tumblr.com
It is believed he would play the Guardian Angel role, but he did not accept.
2. Grease is the highest-grossing film of 1978.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
Grease is the word.
3. In "Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee" they changed the reference and it has a freaky coincidence.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
In the stage play, the song had a reference to Sal Mineo, who was murdered in 1976. For the movie, they changed the lyric to "Elvis, Elvis, let me be! Keep that pelvis far from me!" In reference to Elvis Presley, who died the same day the scene was filmed. The day was August 16, 1977.
4. There is a little tribute to the Three Stooges in the film.
Paramount Pictures/maureensadoll.tumblr.com
The boys who played Doody (Barry Pearl), Sonny (Michael Tucci), and Putzie (Kelly Ward) all went to director Randal Kleiser with their idea and got it approved for the film during the bonfire scene.
5. All of the cast members were too old for high school.
GIPHY/Paramount Pictures
John Travolta was 23, Jeff Conaway was 26, and Stockard Channing was 33 (older than Dennis C. Stewart A.K.A. Crater face or Leo, Leader of the Scorpions, who was 30). The two closest to high school age were Lorenzo Lamas (Tom) and Dinah Manoff (Marty), they were both 19.
6. A "Hickey From Kenickie" was 100% real.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
Stockard Channing said in an interview that Jeff Conaway insisted on applying the hickeys himself.
7. "Hopelessly Devoted to You" was written after filming wrapped.
Paramount Pictures/mmoodring.tumblr.com
The producers felt that Olivia Newton-John needed a huge ballad for the film. This song actually ended up receiving an Academy Award nomination.
8. In the stage production, "Greased Lighting" is not sung by Danny.
Paramount Pictures
It's sung by Kenickie, but John Travolta convinced the producers to let him sing it.
9. Danny's blue wind-breaker was a nod to James Dean.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
Like his red wind-breaker from Rebel Without A Cause (1955).
10. Lucille Ball is the reason her daughter was not cast as Rizzo and the part went to Stockard Channing.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
Lucie Arnaz was dropped from consideration after Lucille Ball called and said "I used to own that studio; my daughter's not doing a screen test!" But actually, she owned the studio Desilu which was bought by Paramount.
11. Cast members got sick from filming the drag race scene.
Paramount Pictures
When filming near the bridge, the water there was stagnant and dangerous, causing some of the cast to become ill from it's filth.
12. That fight scene between Rizzo and Kenickie would have made sense but...
Paramount Pictures/bettyrizzos.tumblr.com
Paramount Pictures/bettyrizzos.tumblr.com
...the scene explaining it got cut. They filmed a scene, where the couple got into a heated argument, before the diner scene but it was pulled due to it's grittiness. It was compared to something Martin Scorsese might have directed.
13. The first time John Travolta met Olivia Newton-John was at her house.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
He was a huge fan of hers (he basically was the #1 supporter of her being Sandy) and was very star struck when he met her, having not reached a huge level of success yet.
14. During the filming of "Greased Lightning" Jeff Conaway injured his back.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
And the injury led to his abuse of prescription medication and downward path. He was dropped by fellow cast members during filming. This information was not publicly known until Conaway's appearance on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
15. Olivia Newton-John's pants were so tight when filming "You're The One That I Want," that the zipper was broken.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
She had to be sewn into her pants every morning.
16. John Travolta had to talk Olivia into filming that song.
Paramount Pictures/cameronsfryes.tumblr.com
Paramount Pictures/cameronsfryes.tumblr.com
She admit on the Merv Griffin Show that she was terrified of it.
17. Jeff Conaway came up with the idea of how to blow off Danny and Kenickie's hug.
Paramount Pictures/tumblr.com
Conaway said that in 50's, two guys hugging, "forget about it!" So he suggested that after, they comb their hair and pretend it never happened.
18. The film takes place in 1958.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
20 years before the actual release date on June 1, 1978 (in the U.S.).
19. In the stage production of the show, Sandy's last name is Dumbrowski.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
But because Olivia Newton-John was cast, they changed her background to match her Australian one.
20. One song cut from the film is actually played in the background.
Paramount Pictures/GIPHY
The "Alma Mater/Parody" instrumental from the stage version of Grease can be heard in the office on the last day of school and during the carnival scenes.
21. It took a week to shoot the dance contest.
Paramount Pictures/tumblr.com
They were on location in a real school at the time in downtown L.A. Originally Sandy was not intended to dance in this scene, it was meant to be just Danny and Cha Cha. It was reputedly 116 degrees during filming. Several extras suffered heat-related illness.
22. But it took only one day to film "You're The One That I Want"/the end scene.
Paramount Pictures
It was filmed with a traveling carnival that was there only for the day. The next day, director Randal Kleiser wanted to film some extra close-ups, but the carnival had left, so they had to recreate pieces of that set to accomplish it.
23. Olivia Newton-John attended the premiere in a prom dress.
tumblr.com
And then for the after party, she changed into her "Sandy 2" look, which was hot pink spandex.
24. That plastic wrap moment in "Greased Lighting" is actually a reference to condoms.
Paramount Pictures/YouTube
Yup.
25. There was a planned sequel, by the title Summer School, completely different from Grease 2.
GIPHY
Paramount later nixed the idea and we sadly got Grease 2 in 1982. This orignal sequel plan grew out of Coach Calhoun's line "See you in summer school" to a student before he is hit with a pie in the carnival scene near the end.
Follow @hollywood_com Follow @analuisasrz
//

"I was trying to make Marlon jealous because I knew that Elvis was interested in me and so I went out with him a few times and I can only say this - he was no hound dog! He was very sweet and shy." Movie veteran Rita Moreno briefly romanced Elvis Presley to make boyfriend Marlon Brando jealous.

New Year's Eve always proves to be the most stressful night of the entire year. Between deciding who to spend this monstrously important evening with, formulating a plan for an actual activity, and, someone help us, what to wear, the night ends up being destroyed by stress before it even begins. In our experience, the pain of preparation outweighs the fun we have, so this year, we're decidedly ringing in 2015 with a bottle of wine and movies about people having a worse time than we are.
Everyone on board the Poseidon (The Poseidon Adventure &amp; Poseidon)
GIPHY/televandalist.com
No matter what your NYE plans are, they will not end as disastrously as these people's. They board a luxury ocean liner heading across the Atlantic Ocean that encounters a rogue wave, capsizing the ship. Water floods through the windows, and most of the ship's passengers die in the fabulous ballroom where they were partying just moments ago. We bet that $500 open bar is looking pretty good right about now.
Michelle Tanner (Full House)
GIPHY/pandasproblems.tumblr.com
Queen of Speaking Truths, Michelle Tanner is understandably frustrated as she tries to grasp the appeal of this blasted holiday. Stay up way past your bedtime just to feel alone and make out with your dog? Whhhhyyyy?????
Bridget Jones (Bridget Jones's Diary)
GIPHY/amoviediary.tumblr.com
Bridget may not be having a worse holiday than you are, but she's at least having one that's just as bad. Her booze-soaked Celine-Dion-singing evening is exactly how we envision our New Year's Eve going down (don't judge!), and for that, we love her. Plus, when your resolution involves losing 20 pounds (obviously), properly discarding last night's panties, and avoiding romantic attachments to alcoholics, workaholics, commitment phobics, peeping toms, megalomaniacs, emotional fuckwits, or perverts...you're an ideal NYE BFF.
This sledge hammer (Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest)
GIPHY
Though not technically a person, we still would not trade places with this construction tool under any circumstances imaginable. Only Jenny McCarthy could make us envy the unfortunate sledge hammer Miley licked.
"Little" Bill Thompson (Boogie Nights)
GIPHY/do-androidsdreamof-electricsheep.tumblr.com
William H. Macy's character in Paul Thomas Anderson's Golden Age of Porn drama is often embarrassed by his porn star wife engaging in public sexual acts with other men, usually asking him to just let her do her thing. At a NYE party marking the year 1980, Bill walks in on his wife and her lover, calmly procures a gun, and then shoots both of them before turning the gun on himself. While we may have wanted to "shoot ourselves" from the stress of the night, we think he's having a much worse night than most of us.
Chandler Bing (Friends)
mbthecool.tumblr.com
Your favorite sarcastic Friend, Chandler, is openly desperate where most of us just silently suffer. As midnight rolls around, he so pines for affection and validation that he jumps up and down demanding some action. NYE lesson to be learned: be careful what you wish for.
Ted (Four Rooms)
GIPHY
Tim Roth plays a hotel bellhop on his first night of work as he navigates through four different stories, directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino. He deals with witches who need his semen (Anders' segment), reluctantly becomes a part of a married couple's hostage fantasy (Rockwell's), is stabbed with a syringe by children he's forced to babysit who set the room on fire before discovering a dead prostitute in the bed (Rodriguez's), and is finally paid to chop off a man's finger (Tarantino's). Needless to say, your night is looking a bit better.
Miranda Hobbes and Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City: The Movie)
These usually fabulous ladies had a bummer of a New Year's Eve. After learning that Steve cheated on Miranda and a disaster of a wedding attempt by Carrie and Big, the ladies opted for a depressing night in, each alone (though Miranda was with one of our best friends, Chinese food, while Carrie as with our other bestie, bed). Their nights may start out depressing, but they helped us realize that you're never alone as long as you have a best friend and a fiiiieeerce pajama/mink outfit combo.
Monica (200 Cigarettes)
noyoureoutoforder.tumblr.com
Monica is determined to throw an amazing party, but when nobody shows up at first, she becomes upset and a bit desperate. She does the only logical thing a person can do in that scenario: she gets so drunk that she passes out. Everyone ends up coming to her party, including Elvis Costello. She wakes up with a bunch of strangers on her floor and is thrilled, but her night positively sucked, if we do say so ourselves.
The entire cast of New Year's Eve
GIPHY
No matter what happens on New Year's, at least you didn't star in this awful movie. Just be thankful for that.

Guitarist and producer Chip Young has died, aged 76. The revered Nashville, Tennessee musician, who worked extensively with Elvis Presley among other artists, passed away weeks after undergoing triple-bypass surgery.
Young featured on Presley's Grammy Award-winning How Great Thou Art gospel album in the mid-1960s and became a regular member of The King's studio team, playing on hits such as Guitar Man and He Touched Me.
His Nashville studio became a recording mecca for artists like Jimmy Buffett and Billy Swan.
Paying tribute to his late pal, singer Bill Lloyd calls Young "one of the nicest guys I've had the pleasure of meeting in this business."
His former son-in-law, singer/songwriter Bobby Bare, Jr., adds, "Chip was one of the best, hardest-working session picker/producer/engineers Nashville has ever seen. But he was even better at being a grandad, family man and a Christian. His family will miss him dearly."

Directioners, you've obviously heard the good news..."Steal My Girl" is officially on the radio (and your iTunes library if you pre-ordered) TODAY! If you were a good fan and didn't listen when the song leaked over the weekend (#WeKnowItWasYouLiam), than today is a big treat for you. U.S. fans first listened to the song during the Elvis Duran Morning Show on Z100 and U.K. fans heard it first on BBC Radio1.
For the fans who haven't heard the song yet, don't worry, 1D made sure to tweet you the link:
Listen to @onedirection's new track "Steal My Girl" exclusively here! http://t.co/twx47cqB8f #amazing pic.twitter.com/gLO9Den04b
— Vevo UK (@Vevo_UK) September 29, 2014
Fans are obviously really excited about this news:
It's going to be a great week!! Starting it off with #StealMyGirlOnTheRadio and ending it with WWA Tampa&amp; Miami
— Rachel (@ItMustBeRachel) September 29, 2014
STEAL MY GIRL got me like: http://t.co/z2lJxux5EQ
— 1DWW (@1DAAW) September 29, 2014
Some people were so excited, they lost the ability to type coherent sentences:
OMFG STEAL.MY GIRL IS ON THE RADIO IM RFYIGNG
— luke please (@springtimeniamx) September 29, 2014
Or they lost control of their bodies:
Zayn's high notes in #stealmygirl got me like . I can't pic.twitter.com/lt5i13K8Js
— Majo (@Majomolinaj25) September 29, 2014
Listening to Steal My Girl for the 38393683 time be like: #BuyStealMyGirlOnItunesNOW pic.twitter.com/jF8kqsukaf
— love you boys (@tamedliam) September 29, 2014
just listening to Steal My Girl like pic.twitter.com/UQ94BSOAss
— Hooryeh (@1DSuperhumans) September 29, 2014
Because Zayn's high note is obviously perfect:
Zayns high note in steal my girl got me like #StealMyGirlIsPerfect #StealMyGirl #StealMyGirlOnTheRadio pic.twitter.com/Ru8km509Om
— Ashley (@NiamsDimple) September 29, 2014
Zayns high note in steal my girl got me like http://t.co/21OeoDccof
— caitlin (@i69njh) September 29, 2014
this is literally me during zayn's high note in steal my girl pic.twitter.com/K3qN7RJ4lV
— brette :-) (@ironmanmalik) September 29, 2014
Some people think that "Steal My Girl" is better than the first song off FOUR, "Fireproof":
I will hand it to you, Steal My Girl is a thousand times better than Fireproof.
— lauren smells (@HarrySquad) September 29, 2014
Some fans realized they might be too obsessed with the band:
I can memorize Steal my Girl's lyrics after hearing it twice but I can't memorize my chemistry notes after studying for three days
— Carøline (@simplisticnarry) September 29, 2014
US TOO. Us too.
Directioners know that this new album will bring in a whole new wave of fans:
"I'm not a directioner but I like steal my girl" the fandom be like pic.twitter.com/0VXEmo6bAj
— liam the mermaid (@twxrkingnxrry) September 29, 2014
This person just reminded everyone there is more great things to come:
DOES IT EVER JUST HIT YOU THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A MUSIC VIDEO FOR STEAL MY GIRL #StealMyGirlOnTheRadio
— madison || pcd (@narryoncraiic) September 29, 2014
People plan on never turning "Steal My Girl" off:
me about listening steal my girl pic.twitter.com/z5TBee9hZ1
— a loves bea!! || hs (@CAMILASPAELLA) September 29, 2014
THIS IS LITERALLY MY MUMS FACE WHEN SHE HEARS THE START OF STEAL MY GIRL COMING FROM MY ROOM FOR THE 100TH TIME pic.twitter.com/z196AaX9J7
— i know, i know. (@dancingharryx) September 29, 2014
ME LISTENING TO STEAL MY GIRL https://t.co/15Mxf3M3g8 #EMABiggestFans1D
— i follow back bc ily (@NarryMyDream) September 29, 2014
Obviously, the fans had to give themselves credit where it is due:
*fandom after steal my girl becomes number one on iTunes in less than a day* #BuyStealMyGirlOnItunesNOW pic.twitter.com/ODRguPYZCi
— zee // ZAYN PLEASE (@zeelovescandy) September 29, 2014
RADIOS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD ARE PLAYING STEAL MY GIRL. IF THIS DOESNT MAKE YOU PROUD THEN IDK WHAT #StealMyGirlSlayingRadioStations
— (@thefaultinzain) September 29, 2014
'Steal My Girl' on iTunes Charts right now! BUY HERE: http://t.co/wJRp2ykq3q pic.twitter.com/dDjNbu9OsB
— One Direction (@1DFAMlLY) September 29, 2014
Steal My Girl is the #1 single and Four is the #1 album on itunes charts in America :) pic.twitter.com/IR6cpmWtnN
— OneDirection Updates (@CaliTracking1D) September 29, 2014
Some even believe listening to this song will change you:
Before and after you listen to Steal My Girl: pic.twitter.com/KjxUgiq0ja
— kayla is 1d af (@TWERKlNTOMMO) September 29, 2014
This is the most authetic, truthful tweet we have ever read.
Get "Steal My Girl" on iTunes NOW! FOUR is available for pre-order now and will be released November 17, 2014.
What do you think of the song? Tweet us your thoughts with #StealMyGirlOnTheRadio!
Follow @hollywood_com | Follow @analuisasrz
//

Barbra Streisand has thanked her fans for helping her secure an album chart record in the U.S. - becoming the only artist to score a number one in each of the last six decades. The singer's new duets album, Partners, debuted atop the Billboard 200 on Wednesday (24Sep14), and thrilled Streisand has taken to Facebook.com to acknowledge the feat.
She writes, "Hearing the news that 'Partners' entered the charts at #1 was an overwhelming feeling of joy!!
"Being told that I've had #1 albums in six consecutive decades makes me feel truly blessed and grateful to have such loyal fans. I feel you rooting for me and I so appreciate all of your energy and support.
"It's especially sweet since I get to share this moment with my wonderfully talented partners who I had the pleasure of singing with: Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Babyface, Billy Joel, Blake Shelton, Lionel Richie, Andrea Bocelli, John Legend, Josh Groban, my beloved son Jason Gould... and last but not least, Elvis Presley... forever The King!"

Comedian Jimmy Fallon stood in for the late Elvis Presley for a duet with veteran entertainer Barbra Streisand on Monday (15Sep14) during her first appearance on America's The Tonight Show in more than 50 years. The funnyman and TV host donned an Elvis-style wig to perform Love Me Tender with Streisand, before switching to a black Stetson to portray country star Blake Shelton for a rendition of I'd Want It to Be You, and then channelling Michael Buble to sing It Had To Be You. Fallon's vocal skills during the duet medley prompted his superstar guest to quip after the segment, "I can hardly tell the difference...! That was actually good." Streisand's real all-star collaborations appear on her new album, Partners.

Veteran singer Barbra Streisand was overjoyed to perform a 'duet' with Elvis Presley from beyond the grave, hailing the moment as "special". The Way We Were hitmaker sings along with The King on his hit ballad Love Me Tender for her new album Partners, which also includes duets with other iconic performers such as Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and Lionel Richie.
Streisand admits she felt honoured to work with such a galaxy of stars on the record, but her track with Presley was a moment to remember.
She tells Sky News, "You know, I had met Elvis when I opened the International Hotel (in Las Vegas) in 1969 and then two weeks later Elvis came in. He came to my opening night and I came to his opening night, but to sing with him now virtually, around his track, was kind of special to me, because I thought he was so special. There's something right about that because we did have this connection twice."

Famed pop snapper Chalkie Davies has exploded punk icon Sid Vicious' wildman image, insisting the Sex Pistols star was the perfect house guest. Vicious gained a reputation as the ultimate rock bad boy prior to his death from a heroin overdose at the height of his fame in 1979, while he was on bail for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend Nancy Spungen to death.
However Davies, who photographed the couple at his home in north London the previous year (78), is adamant Vicious and Spungen were "normal people" and not the drug-addled troublemakers of rock legend.
He tells NME magazine, "Nancy asked me to take her picture, so I took a few in the living room, and the only other room that was clean at the time was the bathroom, so we did a few in there too. Everyone thought they must have been really difficult, but they were just normal people.
"She was very much in love with Sid, completely devoted. Sid was quite sweet and funny. That night, we left them watching an Elvis Presley movie when we went to bed. When we came down the next morning, they'd cleared away the beer cans and emptied the ashtrays before they left. I don't think many people would expect that."